Category Archives: Hiking

August, 2014: Jeff, Leigh & I took a hike on the Tunnel Road trail on the edge of Canon City, Colorado. The trail follows the Arkansas River and the Royal Gorge train tracks. This 4-mile hike (out and back) passes … Continue reading →

August 3, 2014: We jeeped up to a trailhead to Ptarmigan Lake. From this point, it’s a short hike over a ridge and down the other side to the lake. Hikers: Richard & Leigh, brother & sister-in-law Don and Gail, … Continue reading →

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Took this hike with Jeff on January 8, 2013. The tail is named after rock formations that supposedly look like Mary and the Baby Jesus. I must have missed it. What I did not miss is the beautiful scenery, magnificent stands … Continue reading →

Riparian Area – a wet zone (relatively speaking) in the desert On a hike with my friend on November 13, 2012, through some serious desert and cactus, we came upon this riparian area on the fringes and within a wash. … Continue reading →

Sometimes called “Jumping Cholla” (pronounced: choya). Urban myth: get too close and the heat of your body causes the needles to jump out and get you. No, they don’t really do that. But, the tips of the needles are almost … Continue reading →